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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on the African continent – what is changing, and what are our options?

Author: Archer, E ; Dziba, LE ; Mulongoy, KJ ; Maoela, Malebajoa A ; Walters, Michele ; Biggs, R ; Cormier Salem, M-C ; DeClerck, F ; Diaw, MC ; Dunham, AE Date: Mar 2021 Throughout the world, biodiversity and nature's contributions to people are under threat, with clear changes evident. Biodiversity and ecosystem services have particular value in Africa– yet they are negatively impacted by a range of drivers, ... Read more
Cotyledon nielsii (Crassulaceae), a new cremnophyte from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Author: Crouch, NR ; Styles, DG ; Walters, Michele Date: May 2021 A new Cotyledon species, C. nielsii N.R.Crouch, D.Styles & Mich.Walters, is described from cliffs of the western part of eThekwini Metro near the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. The species is closely allied to the ... Read more
The effect of accessibility and value addition on the costs of controlling invasive alien plants in South Africa: A three-species system dynamics model in the fynbos and grassland biomes

Author: Crookes, DJ ; Blignaut, JN ; Le Maitre, David C Date: Nov 2020 We developed a two-biome (grasslands and fynbos) system dynamics model simulating invasions of three invasive alien plant species – black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) and two pine species (Pinus patula and Pinus pinaster) – and some of the ... Read more
Incorporating free-flowing rivers into global biodiversity targets: Prioritization and targeted interventions to maintain ecological integrity

Author: Petersen, CR ; Van Deventer, Heidi ; Smith-Adao, Lindie B ; Nel, JL Date: Dec 2022 Free-flowing rivers (FFRs) are important surrogates for freshwater biodiversity as there are increasingly fewer rivers that reflect intact habitat and species diversity from source to sea. The status and changes in the ecological condition ... Read more
Jonkershoek: Africa's oldest catchment experiment - 80 years and counting

Author: Slingsby, JA ; De Buys, A ; Simmers, ADA ; Prinsloo, E ; Forsyth, Gregory G ; Glenday, J ; Allsopp, N Date: Apr 2021 The Jonkershoek Forestry Research Station was established in the Mediterranean climate region of South Africa in 1935 to implement a multiple catchment experiment to determine the effects of afforestation on water yield. The experiment consists ... Read more
Multi-criteria analysis for sustainable decision making: Opportunities for waste and recycling SMMEs (including cooperatives) in KwaZulu-Natal

Author: Muswema, Aubrey P ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Nahman, Anton ; Forsyth, Gregory ; Stafford, William HL ; Mapako, M ; Buthelezi, N ; Matinise, Sihle N ; Polasi, Letlotlo T ; Schoeman, C ; Manavhela, V Date: 2022 This paper reports on a study for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to identify and maximize opportunities in the ... Read more
Pathways for mainstreaming resilience thinking into climate change adaptation and planning in the city of Cape Town

Author: Snyman-Van der Walt, Luanita ; Schreiner, Gregory O ; Laurie, Suriana ; Audouin, Michelle A ; Lochner, Paul A ; Marivate, Vukosi N ; Pasquini, L ; Davidson, A ; Hadingham, T ; Cameron, R Date: Oct 2020 Between 2015 and 2017, the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa experienced three lower than average rainfall years. A changing climate has altered the rainfall patterns in the Western Cape, shifting most of Cape ... Read more
Water-use characteristics of Palmiet (Prionium serratum), an endemic South African wetland plant

Author: Rebelo, AJ ; Jarmain, C ; Esler, KJ ; Cowling, RM ; Le Maitre, David C Date: Nov 2020 Palmiet, Prionium serratum, is an endemic wetland plant which dominates oligotrophic wetlands throughout the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. Palmiet is often perceived as undesirable by landowners, in part because it is thought to have ... Read more

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